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Grounds for Accountability: Preparedness for Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation in Canada
ABSTRACT Canada is under growing pressure to adopt mandatory supply chain due diligence legislation to hold corporations accountable for environmental and social harms embedded in global supply chains. In response, the Government of Canada is exploring policy options for stricter supply chain regulations, including legislative measures such as the ...
Emma L. Bowick +3 more
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The Need for Improved Public Transparency in the Era of Due Diligence Regulations
ABSTRACT To address environmental and human rights issues in global commodity supply chains, governments increasingly require information from companies on their sourcing, as part of due‐diligence regulations (DDRs). This shift towards accountability to the regulator rather than to the public calls into question the role left for public transparency ...
Valentin Guye +2 more
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ABSTRACT This article examines why the Kurdish Freedom Movement has adopted ecological struggle as a foundational pillar in its politics of decolonisation and the reclamation of autonomy. Framed within the context of colonial and ecocidal developmentalism, the research analyses how policies initiated during the Ottoman Empire and perpetuated by Turkish
Necmettin Türk
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ABSTRACT Using a state‐of‐the‐art structural gravity model, we investigate the impact of various (post‐)colonial cocoa trading arrangements on the cocoa trade between developing cocoa producer countries and rich industrial cocoa consumer nations in the time period 1951–1999. We find that in particular the trading arrangements of the European (Economic)
John Brown +2 more
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Abstract Objective To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of a dedicated sacroiliac luxation instrument system (SILIS) featuring a minimally invasive lucent aiming device (MILAD) during osteosynthesis of sacroiliac luxation/fracture (SIL/F). We hypothesized that SILIS‐MILAD assisted surgeries would be safe and as or more accurate than reported ...
Stephanie J. Meilleur +2 more
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ABSTRACT To promote the well‐being of farmers, businesses across coffee, cocoa, and other agri‐food value chains are increasingly adopting sustainability strategies that go beyond classical certification schemes. Key strategies include corporate sustainability programs, social entrepreneurship, and farmer self‐organization in cooperatives. However, the
Javier G. Montoya‐Zumaeta +2 more
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Root Rot of Snap Beans in New York [PDF]
Root rot is a major disease on snap beans and occurs throughout the bean-growing areas in New York. Over the years, monoculture of beans, improper crop rotations, and increased soil compaction have intensified the prevalence and severity of bean root
Cobb, Ann +2 more
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The paper outlines the methodology followed in choosing five key indicators which will be used in a forthcoming annual review of the impact of weather and climate on the UK agri‐food sector. This is done through an initial literature review, a synthesis of the currently understood impacts of weather and climate, and insights from group of experts and ...
James D. P. Mollard +8 more
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Tolerance of Leguminous Crops to Metamitron Herbicide
Specialty legume crops are sensitive to weed competition and have limited herbicide options. Metamitron, a photosystem II–inhibiting triazinone herbicide related to metribuzin, has unknown crop safety in beans and peas and requires evaluation to support ...
Thierry Besançon +2 more
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This study aimed to characterize and compare proteins extracted from eight different bean varieties using standardized extraction methods. The nutritional quality, techno‐functional properties, and sensory taste profiles were evaluated to identify alternative plant protein sources that could diversify diets and support food formulation applications ...
Jordy Kim Ung Ling +8 more
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